To expand on something I said on Twitter the other day, Romney is the Monty Hall problem personified.

Between Romney and Obama, there’s no doubt Romney’s at worst the lesser of two evils by a mile. But in terms of the Monty Hall thing, the initial door picked by your average low-info. voter was Obama. Now, after 4 years of SCOAMF, we have more information … we’ve seen what was behind one of the doors they didn’t pick, in effect.

How do you convince them to switch? There’s still a chance the shiny new car is behind door number one, but simple math says you’re better off making a change.

I think we’re basically screwed here, because most of the people that have been Romney supporters since day one are mainly relying on people to vote against Obama. It’s just not a compelling argument … ask President Kerry.

He mentioned that its difficult because people have to admit that they were wrong last time.

That’s why our side has to show those folks that they were snookered in 2008. Show them what the media willfully ignored back then, but do it in such a way that it isn’t confrontational.

Because I think a LOT of people are looking for an excuse to NOT vote for Obama.

If they can say, “Hey, if I’d known that last time, I wouldn’t have voted for him” (whether it’s true or not), then they aren’t going to feel guilty pulling the lever for the other guy.

They checked the “Enlightened Non-Racist It’s-the-right-thing-to-do” box already; as far as many of them are concerned, they’ve demonstrated their PC creds, and now they don’t have to feel guilty about voting for the white guy anymore.

Date was really fun. It lasted from 8:00 pm to 2:00 pm, and I learned I’m getting too old for all-nighters.
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Awesome. I thought I saw a comment last weekend that it was the date was wrapping up a day later. Nice job.

I read the story over at the Blaze about some group called the New Black Liberation Militia. I found their website and on their “What is” page they list their Staff of Ministers and there is one Min. Mukassa Ricks. It turns out he is also known as Mukasa “Willie” Ricks. I then found this:

When it comes to services like housekeeping and gardening and roofing, the illegal Mexicans can easily undercut domestic labor.

Indian helpdesk services or software programmers can undercut domestic labor because the distance and time zone are not a significant barrier to competition. Undersea fiber optic cables have made the distance irrelevant, and they’re willing to work at night.

Only for the elected. That alone kills me. That sonofabitch couldn’t pass the background check for my job, and yet has more access. I want every state to require an FBI 7-year doc check for ballot access. For everything.

Indian helpdesk services or software programmers can undercut domestic labor because the distance and time zone are not a significant barrier to competition.

Says the guy who’s never debugged code written by a foreign contractor. Indian programmers that live in the states run the gamut from shit-tastic to excellent. The ones still living in India are almost universally awful.

I understand why any team would work any deal for Payton Manning. What I can’t figure out, is at the bargain price Tebows being paid (this year, 1.92 million), (remember the revenue he brings in with jerseys alone) why not keep him?

Even if he doesn’t fit your scheme, or you think his potential is limited, keep him for goodwill, the money, and the obvious storyline of a Manning mentor situation (even if it doesn’t pan out).

Elway is the hero now, one good shot to Manning early in the season and Uh oh.

Thanks, Leon. I’m looking at SWA that’ll get me to DTW, but also checking out Allegiant which flies into Grand Rapids. It’s about $70 cheaper, but then of course I’ll have to rent a car and drive to Lapeer. I’ve got one more airline to check out.

Oh, y’know. Trying to get divorced and stay friendly. Today, we played the, “Let’s make divorced budgets game!”, which is about as fun as it sounds. But. If all goes well, I get to move out in a few months, which … will really, really help me out.

Eh. Everything works out in the end, Stalker. I’d rather be miserable now while we’re figuring this out and happy in six months when I’m not trapped in this relationship any more. :) Plus, it means I can totally flirt with my Hostage guys more often!

Sky, if you ever catch up on threads, I’m sorry to hear that your marriage is dissolving. I’ve been through it (I was even the one who filed) and it sucks, even if it’s the best thing in the end for everyone.

Be prepared to doubt your own judgment for the next 6-12 months. I occasionally found myself unable to buy groceries. And no matter how great the temptation, do NOT date in that same timespan. Regret will follow.

“Be prepared to doubt your own judgment for the next 6-12 months. I occasionally found myself unable to buy groceries. And no matter how great the temptation, do NOT date in that same timespan. Regret will follow.”

Mare’s Musings

February 18, 2018

I’ll tell you, I had to turn the Olympics off last night. The gay overload with the gay flags and gayness and the gay skier and the all about gay was too much for me. How does being gay have ANYTHING to do with skiing unless you’re purposefully landing on a pole?